2427 James TOPLIFF

Date of enlistment	9^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action on three occasions – including at Pozieres and Broodseinde Hospitalised sick on three occasions Promoted to Sergeant

Summary of Sergeant Topliff’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
22^nd July 1919	Australia	Discharged
30^th May 1919	Australia	Disembarked Castalia
13^th April 1919	England	Returned to Australia on Castalia from Devonport
13^th February 1919	England	Disembarked Weymouth for return to Australia and marched in to 2^nd Training Brigade Codford
3^rd February 1919	France	Marched out to AIBD
28^th January 1919	France	Returned from leave
17^th January 1919	France	Proceeded on French leave
19^th October 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
18^th October 1918	France	Marched in to AIBD
17^th October 1918	England	Proceeded overseas to France from Longbridge Deverill via Southampton
1^st October 1918	England	Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill
13^th September 1918	England	Marched in from Group Hospital Sutton Veny to No.1 Command Depot
4^th September 1918	England	To hospital sick
14^th August 1918	England	Absent without Leave for 1 day. Reprimanded and forfeiture of 1 days pay
12^th July 1918	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Sutton Veny
28^th June 1918	England	Discharged from hospital
8^th June 1918	England	Transferred to 1^st Auxiliary Hospital Harefield
18^th May 1918	England	Admitted to 1^st Southern General Hospital Birmingham
17^th May 1918	France	Invalided to UK on Grantilly Castle
15^th May 1918	France	Admitted to L of C Hospital 9 (USA) General Rouen
14^th May 1918	France	Wounded in Action (3^rd occasion) – Gunshot Wound arm and left leg (severe), and admitted to 20^th CCS
22^nd March 1918	France	Promoted to Sergeant
13^th February 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
8^th February 1918	France	Marched in to AIBD
7^th February 1918	England	Proceeded overseas to France from Longbridge Deverill via Southampton
26^th January 1918	England	Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill
18^th January 1918	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Sutton Veny
3^rd January 1918	England	Discharged from hospital to furlough
11^th October 1917	England	Transferred to 3^rd Auxiliary Hospital Dartford
6^th October 1917	England	Embarked on St.Pieter de Conick For England, and admitted Edmonton Military Hospital
5^th October 1917	France	Admitted to 7^th Canadian General Hospital Etaples
4^th October 1917	France	Wounded in Action (2^nd occasion) – Gunshot Wound left hand, and admitted 3^rd CCS
5^th September 1917	France	Appointed Lance Sergeant
31^st July 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
10^th July 1917	France	Marched in to 2^nd ADBD Le Havre
9^th July 1917	England	Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton
13^th June 1917	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
30^th May 1917	England	Absent without Leave for 1 day. Reprimanded and forfeiture of 2 days pay
2^nd May 1917	England	Marched out to No.3 Command Depot Hurdcott
11^th April 1917	England	Absent without Leave for 1 day. Reprimanded and forfeiture of 2 days pay
13^th March 1917	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
23^rd February 1917	England	Discharged from hospital to furlough
15^th November 1916	England	Admitted Beaufort War Hospital
14^th November 1916	France	Embarked from Le Havre on HS Asturias for England
10^th November 1916	France	To hospital sick – trench feet
28^th September 1916	France	Discharged to duty
25^th September 1916	France	Admitted to 5^th Field Ambulance – oedema right eye
6^th September 1916	France	Promoted to Corporal
21^st August 1916	France	Promoted to Temporary Corporal
5^th August 1916	France	Wounded in Action – Shell Wound back, and admitted 1^st Anzac Rest Station
21^st July 1916	France	Promoted to Lance Corporal
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot